KevJumba Amazing Race Interview

That's right, CBS announced the teams yesterday. Michael (papajumba) and Kevin (yes! kevjumba) join 10 other teams competing on the new season of The Amazing Race, premiering Sunday, Sept. 26th at 8:30/7:30c only on CBS. I'm very looking forward  to watch this show because of kevjumba, don't you? Since I live in Malaysia I wasn't able to see any of the videos posted on the official website.  Thanks to  beeerent  youtube channel. =D Check out their biography: http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/cast/17/michael-and-kevin/

You Won’t Feel Guilty When You Spend Too Much Time On Twitter

ExactTarget (which  is a leading global provider of on-demand email marketing and interactive marketing solutions including social media) recently published a new study which surveyed 1,500 consumers to identify the top motivations for following brands on Twitter and provide new insight into consumers’ expectations for interacting with brands online.

Morgan Stewart, the principal of ExactTarget’s research and education group said the study revealed that “Consumers active on Twitter are clearly the most influential online,” and went on to say “that even though the number of active Twitter users is less than Facebook or email, the concentration of highly engaged and influential content creators is unrivaled.”

So why are Twitter power users so influential online.

1. 72 percent publish blog posts at least monthly
2. 70 percent comment on blogs
3. 61 percent write at least one product review monthly
4. 61 percent comment on news sites
5. Daily Twitter users are 6 times more likely to publish articles
6. Five times more likely to post blogs
7. Seven times more likely to post to Wikis
8. Three times more likely to post product reviews at least monthly compared to non-Twitter users

If you take the time to review the 8 key findings what stands out is that a Twitter user is 500% more likely to post blogs which is the core essence of publishing online. So Twitter has become the gathering place for content creators whose influence spills over into every other corner of the internet.

How to Be a Quiet Person

If you feel you are too loud and would rather be more withdrawn and quietly confident in public, follow these steps.


1.  Try taking a "vow of silence" for a short period of time. Maybe you can be completely silent for an hour. Then try three hours. If you can make it to a whole day, you might find yourself observing more around you that you never noticed before because you were too busy chatting and drawing attention to yourself.


2.  Practice being a good listener. A good listener gives the other person room to talk and vent. If you're a loud person, you're probably the one always doing the talking, and you might need some work on your listening skills.


3. Think Before Speaking. One helpful tip is that whenever you're about to say something, wait three seconds before saying it. Sometimes you'll realize it doesn't need to be said at all! This will also give you a little bit of time to reconsider what you're saying.


4. Communicate With Body Language. Speaking and making noise isn't the only way to get your message across. The way you sit, eye contact, and posture will tell people how you feel, whether they realize it consciously or not.


5. Get in touch with your inner self. If you talk a lot, you're probably an extrovert--someone who gets a lot of energy from interacting with the outside world. But you can be an introvert, too. Pay attention to what goes on inside you more, and learn to enjoy it. Indulge in your thoughts, creativity, fantasies, and anything that's just you (make sure it is you though and not someone else).


Source: Wikihow